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Oliver's /dev/null replacement
Personal blog · blog.assarbad.netsecurityprogramming
Oliver's /dev/null replacement is a personal blog at blog.assarbad.net about security and programming. Since 2012, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-09-27, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked for a post on German grammar, asking why 'das Mädchen' is neuter. The commenter cites it while discussing grammatical gender in German.
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What Hacker News says?
Makes me think of how Mädchen ("girl" or "maiden" in German) is neuter/neutral instead of feminine: https://blog.assarbad.net/20090810/das-madchen-why-is-it-gra...
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